Men's Basketball Edges Old Westbury, 67-64

When and Where:

February 11, 2023 - Farmingdale, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 11-11, 8-6 Skyline

Old Westbury, 3-19, 3-11 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's basketball came back for a 67-64 Skyline Conference win at Old Westbury on Saturday evening.

Top performers:

• Junior Spencer Malloy finished with a double-double of 16 points on 7-for-12 shooting from the field and 12 rebounds

• Sophomore Alec Tabada dropped in 16 points with six boards and three steals

• Junior Xavier Allen scored 15 points going 10-for-10 from the free-throw line while grabbing 10 boards

• Old Westbury was led by an 18-point performance from Jordan Johnson-Radar

• Zachary Cummings pitched in with 14 points and a game-high six assists

How it happened:

• With the visitors holding their largest lead of the evening 8-2, Old Westbury went on a 5-1 run to take their first lead of the night, 12-11, midway through the first half

• Neither side built a lead larger than five for the remainder of the frame and OW's Max Weinberg jumper with less than a minute on the clock sent the hosts into the break leading 34-31

• Both sides exchanged baskets to open up the second half before a pair of Tabada free throws and a layup from Malloy gave SJLI their first lead, 44-43, since the 5:24 mark in the first half

• OW's Timothy Park hit from long range to put the Panthers ahead 58-52 with 7:58 left on the clock

• An 8-0 run in favor of the Golden Eagles gave the visitors a 60-58 lead with just over five minutes remaining

• With 1:42 on the clock, Old Westbury's Chris Smith dropped in a jumper knotting the score at 64, but free throws from Tababa and Allen iced the game for the Golden Eagles as they came away with the 67-64 win

Notes:

• St. Joseph's shot 39.2% from the field and 23.8% from three-point range

• Old Westbury posted a 38.3% shooting percentage overall and 40.9% from three-point territory

• The Golden Eagles went 22-for-27 (81.5%) on free throws, while the Panthers went 9-for-1 for a percentage of 75.0%

Next up, the Golden Eagles will host the College of Mt. St. Vincent in the Danzi Center on Tuesday, February 14th at 7:00 PM.